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Saskatchewan extends program offering tuition relief to Ukrainian post-secondary students
A program offering tuition relief to Ukrainian post-secondary students studying in Saskatchewan will continue until 2030. According to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Advanced Education, the tuition reli...
Mar 03, 2026 A Ukrainian flag flying outside the Saskatchewan Legislative Building in Regina. (Sarah Mills/980 CJME)
Hundreds gather for First Nations-led protest in Nova Scotia over budget cuts
HALIFAX - Hundreds of protesters banged drums, cheered, booed and waved signs critical of Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston on Tuesday as they converged on the legislature to oppose the provincial gover...
Mar 03, 2026
Alberta Premier Smith hopes failing recall petitions a sign people feel heard
EDMONTON - Premier Danielle Smith says she hopes failing recall petitions against members of her caucus mean Albertans are feeling heard. Two dozen recall petitions were launched late last year agains...
Mar 02, 2026
Saskatoon Public Schools appoints Charlene Scrimshaw as director of education
Saskatchewan's largest school division has a new director of education. Saskatoon Public Schools announced on Friday that Charlene Scrimshaw, one of the division's deputy directors, will take over the...
Mar 01, 2026 Charlene Scrimshaw, who is originally from Big River, also sits on the Saskatoon Public Schools Foundation’s board, and is the president of the board for Persephone Theatre. (Saskatoon Public Schools/Submitted)
McGill, Concordia drop legal battle with Quebec government over tuition hikes
MONTREAL - Concordia and McGill universities say they are abandoning their legal challenge against the Quebec government's decision to maintain a 33 per cent tuition hike for out-of-province students....
Feb 27, 2026
Stéphane Dion named first 'diplomat in residence' at Université de Montréal
MONTRAL - Stphane Dion, the former leader of the federal Liberals and most recently Canada's ambassador to France, has been named the first "diplomat in residence" at Universit de Montral, where he ta...
Feb 27, 2026
Big spending, big deficit and fee hikes: Highlights from the Alberta budget
EDMONTON - Alberta Finance Minister Nate Horner tabled the province's latest budget on Thursday. Here are some of the highlights: - The government expects to take in $74.6 billion while spending $83.9...
Feb 26, 2026
Students in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., begin returning to class following mass shooting
TUMBLER RIDGE - Some students headed back to classes in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., on Thursday, just over two weeks after an 18-year-old shooter killed eight people, including six at the local secondary sch...
Feb 26, 2026
Alberta budget comes with spending hikes, $9.4B deficit and no balance on the horizon
EDMONTON - Alberta's new budget will carry an eye-popping $9.4-billion deficit as the province, after decades of trying to get off a roller-coaster of oil revenues, seeks to manage the ride and weathe...
Feb 26, 2026
'More afraid': Girl set on fire at Saskatoon school tells court how life has changed
SASKATOON - A teen who was set on fire by another student at a Saskatoon high school says she's recovering but no longer wants to talk to people. "I'm alive. I'm left-handed now," the 16-year-old wrot...
Feb 26, 2026
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